Hat-pin attachment.



G. J. EDLAVITCH. HAT PIN ATTACHMENT.

APPLIGATION FILED smrr. s, 1909.

PatentedManZZ, 1910.

0 F. w W W ATTORNEYS CHARLES J. ELULAVITCH, F BALTIMQBE, MARYLAND.

HAT-PIN ATTACHMENT.

Application filed September Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 22, 1910. a, 1909. .SeriaI'No. 516,000.

To all whom itmay concern.

Be it known that I, Games J. Emin- VITCE, a subject of the Emperor ofRussia, and a resident of the city of Baltimore, State of Maryland, havemade certain new and useful Im rovements in Hat-Pin Attac'hments, of wich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to devices for attachment to the points of hatpins, and it consists in the combinations, constructions andarrangements herein described and I claimed.

Anobject of my invention is to provide a guard tobe fastened over thepoint of a hat pin for preventing the latter from inuring persons in thevicinity of the wearer.

A further object is to provide a'device of simple construction which canbe applied directly to the point of the ordinary hat pin or removedinstantly therefrom without the necessity of screwing the guard to thepin or fastening it in any manner other than by a slight pressure. i

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specificationand the novel features of the devicewill be particularly pointed out inthe appended claim.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- IFigure 1 is a perspective view showing my invention as applied to a hatpin, an l Fig. 2 is an enlarged section through the 1 device. 1

In carrying out my invention I rovide a base portion A, preferably ofthe shape shown in the drawing, although other convenient shapes maybeused as desired.- The base portion A is provided with a cylindricalrecess B, and a reduced recess C extending from the larger recess B. Inthe recess 0 I secure a tuftof bristles by gluing or cementing the sameafter wrap ing the tuft with t read or wire E. T e tuft' thus formed isdipped into powdered rosin which is heated to the fusing oin-t so thatwhen it cools it will make a sti brush like member. I

' wood, hard rubber,

Aguide member F has a cylindrical ortion f arranged to fit tightly inthe recess Its opposite end is flared as.shown in the drawing. The guardmember F has a recess f for the reception of themember D whose endprojects into a restricted por-,

tion f.

From the foregoing description of the,

parts of the device the operation thereof may be readily understood.

The hat pin P, is thrust through the hat H, in the ordinary manner, andthe guard is held by the base portion -A on the opposite side of thehat. As the point of the pin approaches the guard it is guided. by theflaring portion f toward the brush D, the oint entering between thebristles and wedging them against the sides of the member F. Thefriction of the bristles augmented by the rosin firmly holds the guardto the without any danger of its drop flaring portion 2 prevents the theball shape jured by the point of the pin. -In removing the guard aslight outward pull will free the pin point and the pin may be withdrawnin the usual manner.

It will be understood that the guard may be made of any suitablematerial such as celluloid or other similar and holding substances.

I claim A hat pin guard comprising a base por-- tion provided with arecess, a tuft of bristles secured in said recess, said bristles havingbeen treated with rosin to increase their frictional properties, a guidemember secured to said base portion, said guide member having a flaringmouth and a recess constituting a housing for said ing provided with arestricted portion against which the bristles may be wedged by theentrance of the hat pin.

CHARLES J. EDLAVITGH.

Witnesses:

HENRY BUCKSBAUM, NATHAN A. LEY.

portion A from being in-- pin ing 011". The

bristles, and be-

